Appellate Court asks Florida Supreme Court: What Kind of Damages Are Repair Costs?

Amandeep S. Kahlon | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | February 26, 2019 On January 25, 2019, a Florida appellate court certified the following question to the Florida Supreme Court: WHERE A CONTRACT EXPRESSLY REQUIRES A PARTY TO INSPECT, MONITOR, AND OBSERVE CONSTRUCTION WORK AND TO DETERMINE THE SUITABILITY OF MATERIALS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION, BUT… Continue reading Appellate Court asks Florida Supreme Court: What Kind of Damages Are Repair Costs?

Repair Cost Exceeding Actual Cash Value Does Not Establish “Total Loss” Under Fire Insurance Policy

Christopher Kendrick and Valerie A. Moore | Haight Brown & Bonesteel LLP | May 31, 2017 In California FAIR Plan Assn. v. Garnes (No. A143190, filed 5/26/17), a California appeals court ruled that “total loss” under Insurance Code section 2051 refers to physical damage or loss, not the economic fact that the cost of repair exceeds the… Continue reading Repair Cost Exceeding Actual Cash Value Does Not Establish “Total Loss” Under Fire Insurance Policy

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